Jun Yi Leu BS, MS, PhD

Jun-Yi Leu is currently a Research Fellow in Institute of Molecular Biology at Academia Sinica. He studied his PhD at Yale University and then did his postdoctoral research at Harvard University. Jun-Yi joined Academia Sinica in 2006 and was promoted as full research fellow in 2013.

Jun-Yi’s lab is interested in the general principles of evolutionary adaptation and the underlying molecular mechanisms. By combining experimental evolution, population analysis and comparative genomics, he dissected the molecular mechanisms involved in local population adaptation, reproductive isolation leading to speciation and the distribution of spontaneous mutations shaping genome architectures. More recently, he initiated projects related to cell ageing and phenotypic robustness. In the past few years, Jun-Yi has received Young Investigators Award from Human Frontier Science Program, Outstanding Research Award from Taiwan National Science Council and Junior Investigators Award from Academia Sinica.